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26^th February, 0900 hrs to 1700 hrs, Production Lab (Mech Engg Dept)

27^th February, 0900 hrs to 1700 hrs, Production Lab (Mech Engg Dept)

28^th February, 0900 hrs to 1700 hrs, Production Lab/NSO Grounds

In Junkyard Wars, you’re going to have to bring out the beauty in the beast. This is the closest you could possibly get to actually performing magic. The first stage of the event is an elimination round. Those who make it through to the finals will have to construct a working model from their pile o’trash and send their opponents back to the scrapheap, as they take ‘em on head-to-head.

Registrations for this event are now closed.

Phase I online prelims are now over.

Results of First Online Prelims are out. Click here for the results.

This event will comprise of two online eliminative rounds and the on-campus final event.

Online Round 1:

• Online round 1 will be held between 6-14 February.
• It will consist of about 20 questions which should be answered in 2-3 lines.
• Time alloted for the round will be 30 minutes.
• Only one submission is allowed per team.
• No modifications can be made once the answers have been submitted.
• Questions will be based to test common sense and knowledge in basic engineering concepts.

Online Round 2:

• Those qualified in Online round 1 will go to Online round 2.
• The round is essentially a case-study variant (will be uploaded on 15 February). Different situations shall be provided and the relevant mechanism(s) and/or design should be conceived for each situation to carry out the given task perfectly.
• Practical Problem solving skills of the participants shall be tested.
• The contestants are expected to provide their solutions in maximum of 50 lines and submit within 3 days.
• Only one submission is allowed per team.
• Participants will be required to upload the solutions in .pdf or .doc format (with relevant sketches included).
• Deadline for those qualified in Online Round 1 is 21 February.

On-Campus Final Event

• Five teams will be shortlisted for the final showdown. Two teams will be waitlisted.
• The problem statement will be released on Day 0 of Pragyan.

• Each team should consist of 5 members only.
• Each team must formulate their own ideas and designs. Plagiarism in any form shall lead to disqualification.
• Non working models will not be allowed to be showcased.
• All the team members must be present during the finals.
• Participants must comply with the rules of the Workshop Area where the model will be built.
• Junkyard Wars is not responsible for any loss of property, injury and delays caused by participants during the event.
• Junkyard Wars reserves the right to eliminate the participants in case of any misconduct.
• Decisions of the judges is final and binding to all.
• The rules indicated in the Event Format section are applicable in addition to the above mentioned.

Will i get a participation certificate for the online prelims?

No. No certificates shall be awarded for qualifying in the prelims. But it will be given for the teams getting through to the final round.

Can a team consist of members from different colleges?

Yes.

How will i be intimated about the results?

The names of shortlisted teams will be updated on the Junkyard Wars event page after each round is completed.

Will there be a Waiting List chart?

Yes. If any of the teams selected for the final round is unable to participate. Then the next team in the waiting list shall be given a chance.

What will participating in Junkyard Wars bless me with?

You will have a chance to work on some of the coolest mechanisms and machinery. An opportunity to bring your ideas to life. And most importantly, you get to have fun, Pragyan style :)

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